Cards for Rules ‘n’ More Phonograms (Level 2)

These are printable cards to be used in conjunction with Cards for Basic Phonograms (a-z) (Level 1). They contain the following entries, some of which are direct ‘upgrades’ of specific cards from the Level 1 deck:

• Long and short vowel sounds for ‘a, e, i, o, u’; also includes the part-time vowel sounds for ‘y’
• Consonant digraphs 1 (‘ch, sh, th, wh’)
• ‘-ck, -dge, -tch’ reading/spelling patterns
• Suffix ‘-ed’
• FLOSS spelling rule
• Doubling (1-1-1) rule for suffixes
• Open Syllable and Closed Syllable rules

Usage notes:

• You can replace the Level 1 cards for ‘a, e, i, o, u, y’ with these Level 2 versions once your child has learned the respective long vowel sounds (either from Swords & Stationery or elsewhere).
• -ck has the sound /k/; -dge has the sound /j/; -tch has the sound /ch/. They can be found at the end of a short word immediately after a short vowel.
• Suffix -ed has the sounds /d/, /t/ and /əd/ (as in tested).
• Page 6 contains the answers to Page 5’s rules.
• You can duplex print Pages 5 and 6 (double-sided).  This provides you with a direct reference to the rule while you’re holding the other side up for your child.